Pediatric Radiology: Page 5

ISMRM: Play therapy improves children's MRI exam experience

By Kate Madden Yee

TORONTO - Play therapy improves children's MRI exam experience and makes it possible for them to remain awake during imaging, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Toronto, Canada.

June 4, 2023

ISMRM: Caution needed to ensure safety of pediatric MRI exams

By Amerigo Allegretto

TORONTO - Ensuring safety for pediatric patients during MRI exams can be tricky, but taking precautionary steps is key, according to presentations given June 3 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting.

June 3, 2023

Kidney ultrasound detects abnormalities in children with UTI

By Amerigo Allegretto

About one in five children with first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) will have a urinary tract abnormality detected on ultrasound exams of the kidney, a Canadian meta-analysis published May 30 in JAMA Pediatrics found.

May 29, 2023

GE Healthcare secures $30M contract with Penn. health network

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE HealthCare has secured a $30 million CT equipment contract with St. Luke's University Health Network in Fountain Hill, PA.

May 24, 2023

PCCT effective for imaging pediatric heart defects

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) offers better cardiovascular imaging quality at a similar radiation dose compared with dual-source CT (DSCT) in infants with suspected heart defects, a study published May 23 in Radiology has found.

May 23, 2023

SPECT reduces kidney imaging times in children

By Will Morton

Shorter scan times of five minutes during kidney imaging in children are feasible using newer SPECT cameras with cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detectors, according to a study published May 15 in Pediatric Radiology.

May 17, 2023

Polarean touts first Xenoview patient scan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Polarean is touting the first patient scanned with the company's Xenoview technology, which took place at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.

May 15, 2023

SPECT/CT shows lung abnormalities in children with long COVID

By Will Morton

SPECT/CT imaging has revealed that some children may develop lung perfusion defects after COVID-19 infections, according to a study published April 25 in Pediatric Pulmonology.

April 27, 2023

ACR lauds FDA for pediatric thyroid iodine contrast recommendation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recommendation to monitor only high-risk children who receive iodine contrast for thyroid imaging.

April 26, 2023

Third-trimester ultrasound reduces breech pregnancies by more than 70%

By Amerigo Allegretto

Routine third-trimester ultrasound leads to an over-70% reduction of undetected breech pregnancies along with improved neonatal outcomes, according to research published April 6 in PloS Medicine.

April 6, 2023

AI model developed for endotracheal tube placements in children

By Will Morton

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) model that they say could serve as an easy-to-use tool for placing endotracheal tubes in pediatric patients, according to a study published March 29 in Scientific Reports.

April 3, 2023

3D-printed models improve pediatric retroperitoneal surgery planning

By Kate Madden Yee

Using 3D-printed models of retroperitoneal tumors is an effective way to plan surgery for children and to communicate about the procedure with their parents, according to a study published January 30 in Nature: Scientific Reports.

January 31, 2023

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